Chapter 100

“Will you be going?” Jason asked.

Grace nodded. “But you…” She hesitated for a moment. “Do you want to go with me?”

He was quiet for a moment then said, “I have to work overtime the night before. The boss said that I will get triple the rate if I do. How about you give me the address? I will go find you the

next day.”

“All right,” Grace said.

However, she then bit her lips and said hesitantly, “But when you show up with me over there, some of my relatives might give you a hard time. When that happens, don’t mind them.””

Jay gave her a faint smile. “Don’t worry, I won’t pay any

attention to it.”

At this moment, she was the only person he cared about.

The closer it got to Thanksgiving, the fewer people would be seen on the road. Many people had already returned to their

hometowns.

Her mother’s hometown was a small town on the outskirts

of Emerald City. It was not far away, and it would only take

about an hour and a half to get there by bus. Therefore,

relatively speaking, she would have to compete for a bus

ticket home with many other people who were also looking to

get out of the city for the holiday.

While Grace was still booking the tickets, she asked Jason, “Jay,

do you have your ID card? I’ll book a ticket for you.”

matter of fact, she had never

booked a

Instead, she took out the scarf that she had been

she studied the scarf

just right,” he said. Her

though he was being surrounded by her

and finish up knitting the ends of it so that you can wear it for

she

his. Goodness, he was so

said, his thumbs tracing tiny circles on her hands.

“It’s beautiful.”

he wasn’t staring at the scarf, he was

old ladies rushed to the forefront

could be something bigger.

will of its own,

smiled faintly, his gaze dropping to

in a breath.

man… he was more to her than

been.

than she could even admit

herself.

head

fluttered closed.

her phone started ringing. Loudly.

the moment was shattered. If it had even been there in the first place. Perhaps she’d imagined it.

to the countertop and grabbed her

“Hello Lina.”

but when she heard that Grace was going to visit her mother’s hometown, she couldn’t help

going alone?” Lina asked. No small talk. No skirting around the subject.

her to go back home. Grace glanced

will go over

how heartless those people were when her friend got into

fine to ride off your success and take

hard times, they abandoned you.”

didn’t argue the point. It was true what

bit of it.

want to see my grandmother, Lina. I haven’t seen her since I was released from prison. I don’t know how she is now,” Grace said. “She’s the only one of them who’s been good to me, Lina. And she’s been getting on in years.

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